Video Script terminology and abbreviations Flashcards by Kevin Elliot | Brainscape

Q

Header

A

Title, draft #, date, page

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GRAPHICS/MUSIC/EFFECT

A

Same format for all 3.

Font bold. ALL CAPS.

Describes each of these 3 elements going in and out.

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SLUG/VIDEO

A

ALL CAPS, but not bold.

Describes setting of shot:

INT. SCENE - DESCRIPTION or

EXT. SCENE - DESCRIPTION

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Action Paragraph

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NOT BOLD, NOT in all caps.

Describes the action occurring within the scene

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VOC

A

“Voice Over Character” - On Camera Narrator.

ALL CAPS. Not Bold.

Same format and position as CHARACTER NAME.

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NARRATOR

A

Off Camera Narrator.

Formatted to the right of page (3.75).

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(Parenthetical)

A

Your advise to the actor of how he or she should deliver the line.

Actors don’t like being directed from the script,

so use sparingly.

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CHARACTER NAME

A

Identical to VOC

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Dialogue

A

Immediately below character or voc;

see template for formatting

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SHOT - DESCRIPTION

A

ALL CAPS, not bold

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LS

A

Long Shot

Full body w/ some space above & below

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MS

A

Medium Shot

Waist up

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CU

A

Close Up

Head and shoulders…

Can be tips of shoulders, i.e. not collar bone

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ELS or XLS

A

Extreme Long Shot

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MCU

A

Medium Close Up

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MLS

A

Medium Long Shot

too tight to be a long shot, but

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ECU or XCU

A

Extreme Close Up

Does not have to be of the head.

Can be of an object or another part of the body.

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Pan

A

Camera move - Horizontal

Stationary Tripod

Camera head moves side to side

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Tilt

A

Camera move - Vertical

Stationary Tripod

Camera head moves side to side

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Zoom

A

Camera move

Stationary Tripod

Lens captures tighter or wider area

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Boom or Dolly

A

Camera move - Physical

Camera and/or tripod moves from mark to mark

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Handheld

A

Camera Move

Use Sparingly since difficult to watch

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Original Video

A

Video Source

Video that you shoot

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Archive Video

A

Video Source

Old film or photographs

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Graphics

A

Video Source

Artwork that has been created for the video

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Animations

A

Video Source

Graphics that move

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Talent

A

On camera narrator (VOC)

or Actors

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VO

A

Talent

Voice Over

Narrator heard, not seen

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SOT

A

Sound on Tape

Sound bite from an interview subject

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Dialogue

A

Audio of actors’ performances

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Dialogue

A

Audio of actors’ performances